I’m temping for an ‘old school’ type of nearly retired Dr and he’s getting on my nerves?
Posted by Dolores
Poopsy asked:
He likes conversation, but me being quiet, I like to work hard and quietly. He likes to have friendly chats, but I’m so stressed at home that I don’t feel like chatting much. I like temping and like to remain anonymous anyway. He always says I’m doing well. He can sit here from anything from 08.15 in the morning (when I more or less get in) and he’ll sit reading his medical bulletins for about 2-3 hours in a desk in front of me (thank goodness he doesn’t face me!) I find this almost like ‘lingering’ and a little unnerving, when I just want to work. What do you think? I have to do my phone calls (all part of the job) and all my typing when he just sits there reading! Am I fussing for nothing or would you feel the same? It’s only me in the office when he’s not here.
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He likes conversation, but me being quiet, I like to work hard and quietly. He likes to have friendly chats, but I’m so stressed at home that I don’t feel like chatting much. I like temping and like to remain anonymous anyway. He always says I’m doing well. He can sit here from anything from 08.15 in the morning (when I more or less get in) and he’ll sit reading his medical bulletins for about 2-3 hours in a desk in front of me (thank goodness he doesn’t face me!) I find this almost like ‘lingering’ and a little unnerving, when I just want to work. What do you think? I have to do my phone calls (all part of the job) and all my typing when he just sits there reading! Am I fussing for nothing or would you feel the same? It’s only me in the office when he’s not here.
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July 18th, 2010 at 9:42 am
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you have a job. Work hard and mind your own table. If he needs you answer his question. If it is just an ear he wants without the disturbance of further questions then give him that.
You may be the break he needs.
Everybody that is out in our path is there to challenge us or to change us. Only you can determine what he brings to your life. If it is negativity only then you must face yourself and find out why he bothers you so. Then change how you feel…..it will come only from you…the change.
Good luck
July 18th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
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He is just trying to be friendly, why not reciprocate? you said you are stressed at home, chatting is one way of relieving stress, besides, in doing so you will gain a friend who maybe willing to listen to your trouble and gain additional knowledge through his experience. Stressed people like to chat, for all you know he may also wants to relieve his stress.
Good luck